Two centuries ago this month, France pulled off one of history’s greatest armed extortions: After the first three leaders of a newly freed Haiti refused to cave in to hefty French demands to ...

Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 1993. (Photo by Georges Merillon / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) Last month, The New York Times made headlines with its front-page series about the billions ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 years ago.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Members of Haiti’s anti-gang units get training in Port-au-Prince from the French National Police’s Recherche, Assistance, ...

French President Emmanuel Macron (l-r), Anthony Blinken, US Secretary of State, and US President Joe Biden take part in the first working session at the G20 summit in Brazil. n. Photo: Kay ...

President Macron, control yourself. In an off the cuff remark made on Thursday during the course of a visit to Rio de Janeiro, Mr. Macron called the Haitians who “fired” their prime minister “complete ...

American commentators see room for improvement in the U.S. response to the Haitian earthquake. They've called for altering immigration policy, but their constructive criticism pales next to French ire ...

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 ...